tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post2993529514316723743..comments2015-02-24T21:08:27.625-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Animation Before MoviesMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-54161720527588830742012-08-05T09:00:22.662-04:002012-08-05T09:00:22.662-04:00“τρόπος” could indeed also be translated as turn.
...“τρόπος” could indeed also be translated as <i>turn</i>.<br /><br />There have been numerous uses of “zootrope” for the device in question, dating back at least to <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=M-w8AQAAIAAJ&amp;pg=PA2991&amp;lpg=PA2991&amp;dq=Zootrope#v=onepage&amp;q=Zootrope&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">1879</a>.<br /><br />The little subscript in “ζῷον“ is an iota. The word would originally have been “ζωῖον“. At some point, still in the classical period, the iota ceased to be pronounced, effectively making the word “ζῶον“; the iota was subscripted by some, as a compromise between reaction and simply writing Greek phonetically.<br /><br />If one forms the compound directly from the older Greek, then the result would be “zoitrope”. You can find this form a few places, dating back at least to <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=M9JTAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA820&amp;lpg=PA820&amp;dq=Zoitrope&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=AIb0lyA76z&amp;sig=Jjg9ih8xh3IgJSrUi7-jk9MJcVk&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=Om0eUJqrH4rxigKsnoG4Dg&amp;ved=0CEEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=Zoitrope&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">1877</a> But when ‘ι’ was transliterated first into Latin, they conventionally became “e”; thus the compound could be “zoetrope”. On the other hand, if one forms the compound from later Greek, it would be “zootrope”.<br /><br />“Zoetrope” is definitely correct; “zoitrope” is definitely correct; “zootrope” is definitely correct. Just take your pick and tolerate the other two.Daniel [oeconomist.com]http://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-5194129454668693952012-08-05T02:13:43.251-04:002012-08-05T02:13:43.251-04:00Hello there!Just to add more to the language...les...Hello there!Just to add more to the language...lesson...<br />I don&#39;t know about the others but it&#39;s definitively not &quot;Zootrope&quot; but &quot;Zoetrope&quot; instead...(Really)<br /><br />More information could be found on the Wikipedia, some part of it:<br />&quot;A zoetrope is a device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static pictures. The term zoetrope is from the Greek words ζωή (zoe), meaning &quot;alive, active&quot;, and τροπή (trope), meaning &quot;turn&quot;, with &quot;zoetrope&quot; taken to mean &quot;active turn&quot; or &quot;wheel of life&quot;.&quot;<br /><br />Thanks for the post btw ;)ZZDashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061430612495536993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-55959312438265284642012-07-31T06:53:26.866-04:002012-07-31T06:53:26.866-04:00Hi Daniel. I&#39;ve corrected my error in the pos...Hi Daniel. I&#39;ve corrected my error in the posting and I sincerely thank you for the language lesson. I&#39;m always happy to learn something new.Mark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-73163756890774049432012-07-31T00:00:00.918-04:002012-07-31T00:00:00.918-04:00The example names “Thaumatrope”, “Phenakistoscope”...The example names “Thaumatrope”, “Phenakistoscope”, and “Zootrope” are each from the Greek, albeit in the first two cases bastardized.<br /><br />“Thaumatrope” (which really ought to have been “Thaumatotrope”) is basically from “θαύμα” (whose stem is “θαύματ-”), meaning <i>miracle</i>; and from “τρόπος”, meaning <i>way</i>.<br /><br />“Phenakistoscope” (which ought to have been “Phenakismoscope” or “Phenakisticoscope”) comes from “φενακισμός”, meaning <i>mystification</i>, <i>trickery</i>, <i>deceit</i>; and from “σκοπός”, meaning <i>watcher</i>.<br /><br />And the “zoo“ in “Zootrope” is from “ζῷον“, meaning <i>animal</i>.Daniel [oeconomist.com]http://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-42120305804924105392012-07-30T06:39:35.677-04:002012-07-30T06:39:35.677-04:00Hi Daniel. Did I confuse the languages or did the...Hi Daniel. Did I confuse the languages or did the people who named the devices confuse them? If it was me, I will be happy to correct the entry.Mark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-51769905558178549412012-07-30T02:56:27.140-04:002012-07-30T02:56:27.140-04:00I weep at the confusion of Greek with Latin, thoug...I weep at the confusion of Greek with Latin, though I thank you for directing our attention to that site.Daniel [oeconomist.com]http://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com